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My Gumroad Shop Is Closing Soon

As I’m writing this, I have three online storefronts – one on Storenvy, one on Gumroad, and one on Society6. Storenvy is where I list my convention swag, like books, prints, and minicomics. Gumroad is for digital downloads, and Society6 is for print-on-demand things like T-shirts. These are not including Patreon, a platform that lets folks pledge monthly in exchange for rewards.

I’ve been thinking, planning, plotting, scheming, and stroking my cats in my not-evil lair, thinking of ways to simplify things so I have only one storefront and a Patreon page.

Here’s what I’ve concluded – after watching how well the shops are doing, I’m going to transition more and more things over… to Storenvy.

This means my Gumroad shop is going to shut down soon – ish.

Here’s the thing about Gumroad – their payout system only kicks in after I’ve made $10 or more in sales at a time. If I close the shop sooner than that, I’m losing money. (This is similar to RedBubble, but RedBubble’s payout system kicked in when you made $100 in sales… which wasn’t going to happen for me, hence why I left).

If you have not bought any of my digital downloads (like sketchbooks or desktop backgrounds) on Gumroad, now’s the time to do it – I need to make at least 9 sales before I can close the Gumroad shop.

After those sales happen, all my digital stuff will turn into patrons-only content on Patreon. Patreon is like a subscription service (or that’s how I handle it): every time you contribute a set amount per month, you get a subscription to new minicomics, new mini-sketchbooks, new comic strips, and cool stuff like that.

Again, the goal right now is to get sales going on Gumroad one last time before I close the shop for good. Then all the Gumroad goods become Patreon-only content. However, I can’t get the Gumroad payout until I make at least 9 more sales. It would be AWESOME if you spread the word about this final blowout event or even buy something from the shop. Every bit helps!